GRAY J.M.
Given Names: John Millyard
Service Number: 2799
Unit: 7th Battalion, 9th reinforcements
Rank: Private
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Age: 18 Yrs 3 Mths
Occupation: Upholsterer
Marital Status: Single
Religion: Church of England
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Height: 5 Ft 7½ In
Weight: 132 Lbs
Chest: 33-35 In
Hair: Light Brown
Eyes: Hazel
Complexion: Fresh
ENLISTMENT
Date Enlisted: 25/6/1915
Place: Melbourne
Next of Kin: FATHER John Howard Gray
45 Fitzwilliam Street, Kew, Victoria
Embarkation Date: 10/9/1915
Port: Melbourne
Ship: HMAT Star of Victoria A16
END OF WAR
Status: Killed in action
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Unit: 59th Battalion
Rank: Private
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MEDALS AND AWARDS
14/15 Star: 7331
British War Medal: 18228
Victory Medal: 18158
Other:
BIRTH
Date or Year: 4/3/1897
Place: Kew, Victoria
Father: John Howard GRAY
Mother: Jessie Eliza MILLYARD
MARRIAGE
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DEATH
Date or Year: 19/7/1916
Place: Fromelles, France
Burial: No known grave
SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS
Presumed buried in No Man's Land
MEMORIALS
Auburn State School
Kew War Memorial
Australian War Memorial
Holy Trinity Church
VC Corner, Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France
Memorial Plaque: 329818
WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE
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COMMENTS
FURTHER INFORMATION
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